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Solving The Mystery Of LA Noire’s Gameplay
LA Noire’s facial animations have gotten a great deal of attention, but Rockstar’s gritty crime thriller is more than just a pretty face. Check out the first in a series of videos investigating the gameplay of LA Noire. LA Noire mixes action and adventure gaming in a way I never knew I wanted. I was…
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Only One Man Can Bring Angry Birds And Pigs Together
Angry birds and thieving pigs are mortal enemies, but if they would just take the time to compare each other to a kiss from a rose maybe everything would be okay. I’ve played a lot of Angry Birds, and I’ve often wondered what goes through the minds of my troops in the moments between landing…
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How Do You Break Out Of A Gaming Funk?
Today in Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Wocalax needs your help breaking out of a two month long gaming funk. How do you rekindle the love in your relationship with video games? I haven’t been hooked on game for about two months and it really bums me out. I tried to res-park my love for FIFA…
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Follicle Follies, From The Atari Age Until Now
There are approximately 100,000 hair follicles on the human head. Over the past three decades, video game developers have valiantly attempted to render them all. We’ve charted those attempts in one massively hairy infographic. Hair is one of the most difficult features of the human body to render accurately. Not only are there 100,000 pieces…
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Which Character Class Will You Play In Dragon Age II?
BioWare’s Champions trailer for Dragon Age II asks players a very fundamental question: Which combat style will your version of the hero Hawke embrace? Dragon Age II may have done away with the three different races of the original game, but there’s still the question of class. The game’s hero, Hawke, can be a warrior,…
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Online Gaming Marriage Leads To Real-World Criminal Charges
A 54-year-old Massachusetts man is in police custody in Detroit after allegedly initiating multiple sexual encounters with his virtual bride – a 13-year-old girl he married in the online role-playing game Runescape. Free-to-play online role-playing game Runescape is home to a close-knit group of devoted players who spend countless hours battling and socializing in the…
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Expert Blames Sexual Video Games For A Rise In Sexual Violence
For one Fox News reporter the worst thing about Epic’s upcoming first-person shooter isn’t the over-the-top violence and excessive profanity. It’s the naming of Skill Shots after sex acts. Could they lead to real-world sexual violence? I’d say it’s not likely, though I’m no expert on the subject, and I’m not writing up an article…
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The Lego Universe Is Overrun By Spinning Ninjas
NetDevil’s toy-based massively-multiplayer LEGO Universe gets its largest dose of product placement-littered new content yet as the portal opens to Crux Prime, where players can learn the ancient art of Spinjitsu and, for the first time ever, form groups. One would think that forming groups is one of the core mechanics a massively multiplayer online…
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The Battle For Humanity’s Future Begins In Battlestar Galactica Online
Sound the klaxons! Battlestar Galactica Online has just warped out of closed beta and into open beta, allowing players all over the world to dive head-first into free-to-play, browser-based battles set in the universe of the hit Syfy television show. Players looking to join the conflict between the humans and the Cylons need only register…
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Reaching For The Top Of The Video Game World
In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter SecretMobilin professes a strong desire for games that allow us to ascend the highest heights. Would you climb a video game mountain just because it was there? I want a video game based on this picture. Or really, any game based on climbing mountains that has a lot of…
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The Darkness Returns With Hellish Quad-Wielding Action
Four years after his tremendous video game debut, comic book anti-hero Jackie Estacado returns in The Darkness II, and this time he’s bringing all four of his arms to bear at once. The Darkness is one of the greatest comic book video games of all time. The first-person shooter told the story of mob kid…
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ReviewsMindJack Fails To Execute Its Brilliant Plan
Every once in a while a game concept comes along with the potential to change the way we fight our online multiplayer battles. Hopefully next time the developers won’t drop the ball as badly as developer feelplus did with MindJack. MindJack is a third-person shooter with a mind-bending twist. In the not-so-distant future, mankind has…
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So This Is The iPhone’s Answer To The Legend Of Zelda
There’s a brave young warrior, a beautiful princess, a horse to ride, and pots to break open in search of treasure. I’d sure say Gameloft’s Sacred Odyssey: Rise of Ayden is the iPhone’s answer to Zelda, but is it good? First off, don’t get too excited. The game shows up as free on the iTunes…
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How The Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Galactus Fight Goes Down
Last Monday we saw footage of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 end boss Galactus laying down the hurt. Now IGN’s got the exclusive reveal of the purple planet eater and his two silver-skinned heralds. Here’s how the fight plays out. The final battle in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds begins with Galactus getting…
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Learn The Scientific Method, Feed Aliens Hamburgers
Last year U.S. President Barack Obama challenged America’s youth and game developers to create games that teach the fundamentals of science, technology, engineering & math. Today we have a game in which aliens teach the scientific method while hunting hamburgers. Technically your grandfather is the alien that travelled to Earth in search of hamburgers and…
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The Next Call Of Juarez Brings Cowboys To Modern Day L.A.
Trading the open plains for the sprawling streets of Los Angeles, Call of Juarez: The Cartel presents a modern day twist to Ubisoft’s western first-person shooter series. Call of Juarez: The Cartel is the third game in Ubisoft’s cowboy adventure series, far removed from the 2007 original and 2009’s Bound in Blood. The game will…
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There’s Something Different About This Nintendo Download
Can you spot the differences in this week’s Nintendo Download? There could be a little S.C.A.T. in it for you, if you know what I mean. And even if you don’t know what I mean, there’s still a heaping helping of Natsume’s S.C.A.T. – Special Cybernetic Attack Team – on the Virtual Console this week.…
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Battle Capcom’s Best And Darkest In Marvel Vs. Capcom 3’s Shadow Mode
If you find yourself lacking quality opponents when Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 comes out next week, a new challenge is just around the corner in the form of downloadbale Shadow Mode battles. Marvel Vs. Capcom 3’s Shadow Mode will allow players to download special AI opponents modeled after the fighting behavior of Capcom staff, as…
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Sonic Might Have A Little Gambling Problem
After struggling for years to overcome his ring addiction, Sonic the Hedgehog finally loses it deep within the Casino Night Zone. Luckily he’s got his best friend to back him up, sort of. Click to view If you’re going to attempt an intervention for your video game partner, make sure it isn’t in a place…
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Fanboy Or Gaming Hardware Loyalist?
In the first post-everything-changes edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, GiantBoyDetective wonders who else sticks with one hardware maker for their video game platform needs. Anyone else only buy one brand of gaming system? I’ve only ever bought Nintendo consoles. The 3DS is next! I can imagine some people out there grew up on strictly PlayStation…
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